Auschwitz camp consists of two broad areas: Auschwitz I, which was once a concentration camp and is now a Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau which is an extension of the concentration camps and serve as forced labor and extermination camps. About 1.5 million Jews, Poles, Gypsy, and prisoners of war murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau, made this place famous as a center of genocide by Nazi Germany. No wonder there is a warning that children under the age of 14 are advised not to visit this place.
Some ways to get to from downtown Krakow Autschwitz are by:
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Kazimierz (Jewish Quarter) is the former Jewish district, so don’t be surprised if the atmosphere of the streets of Kazimierz not as elegant as Krakow Old Town, but this is one of important corner in the city of Krakow. Enjoy a different atmosphere by visiting the Old Synagogue (Stara Synagoga), synagogue / place of worship of the Jews as the name implies has a very old (built 15th century) and now no longer functioning. Admission 8 zloty, and for men should cover her head with a hat (you can rent at the ticket box) when entering this synagogue.
In Kazimierz is indeed a lot of the synagogue, for example Temple Synagogue, Isaac’s Synagogue cemetery even Jew (New Jewish Cemetery). Before World War II, Poland was one country in Europe that many of his Jewish population, so no wonder Jewish history was kept well in this country. Do not be surprised also that many descendants of Jews from Europe or America to come here for pilgrimage.
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Auschwitz camp consists of two broad areas: Auschwitz I, which was once a concentration camp and is now a Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau which is an extension of the concentration camps and serve as forced labor and extermination camps. About 1.5 million Jews, Poles, Gypsy, and prisoners of war murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau, made this place famous as a center of genocide by Nazi Germany. No wonder there is a warning that children under the age of 14 are advised not to visit this place.
